Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-02-19
GENERAL MARKETS.
Produce and frovisfons.

ST. LOUIS, MO-, Feb lS.-Flour-Steady and
unchanged. Wheat active, unsettled; opened
strong and i4G1ac better, weakened 1aG5sc,
rallied &c fluctuetHd within narrow range
and finally closed "a &c higher than yesterday;
No. red cash T5a07S4c; March ISG1Silc
closiT at 7Si4c; May S0A!GSl closing at SOz5c
bid; June SIX q SIC. closing at Sls &c. Corn dull
and easy, closing &c l"wer than yesterday; No
2mixed cash 33l,c; March 30 s. C i'd; April "a I. C
bid; May 357s G3 &C, closing at 36c Oats very
dull but steady No , mixed cash 27sac March
27i4c bid May 2Sl.C d, Corn meal firm at 81 co..
Whisky steady at 81 Is. Wool quiet
and firm; medium 2l0 l6c; coarse braid l6G2Ic !;
low sandy I36l9c; fine ligh lSG25c; heavy l40
2lc. PrOvislor quiet and easier. PORK Sl4 10.
Lard So 70G6 IS. Bulk meats-LoOse lots, long
clear 81 30; short ribs 81 40; shOr. clear s. co.;
boxed lols-Long clear 81 571; shor, ribs s. so;
So short ribs 81 S71507 80; short Gle. IS COO
S l29. Hams firm at $ll C00lS 90. Afternoon
bOard-Wheat strong and i G7sc higher; corn
- &C higher; oats sts ady and unchanged.
CHICAGO. ILL, Feb. lS-There was an I'M
settled feeling In wheat early in the day, but
the market finally closed strong and higher.
'ad weather and the strong tone of Eur pean
a6vcss caused the market to open ga &C
igher at SOC for May delivery fell OFF to 1910,
rose to soc and fell off to 49, &C. Corn only
light dealt in, but the tore of the market is
stronger; receiUts continue small, WI lie the
Shipping demand is good, espec ally for the
lower grad 8; market closed shade higher
han yesterday. Trading is active in mess
pork and the feeling was stronger; the arket
ouered at Sl4 40 TO- May delivery, rose to
Sl4 TX, closed at nearly top figures; specu alive
buying was good throughout with operations
confined very closely to May contracts. Lard
closed l00l2Isc higher. short ribs closed Ice
higher. The leading futu es closed as fol-
lows: Wheat No. 2, February 7i'ac; March
4zc; May S01sc; June Sl7sGS2c COrn-No
, bruary 3i}s !; March "a &C; Ma 594c; June
409sc. Probationary Sl4 40; March Sl4 40;
May Sl4 IS; June Sl4 IS Lard-February
81 90; March 81 O21i; May 81 10; June 81 20.
Cash quotations were as follows Flour
quiet and unchanged. No. spring wheat
49, 676Sc COrn-NO. ,, 34635lsC. Pork Sl4 40
all As. Lard So 9211G6 80. Short ribs sides,
s. sO66 90 short clear sides, boXedsS7 coo Is.
Whisky 81 Is. II :
NEW YORK, Feb. lS.-Wheat more actiySa and
firm but not quotably higher; spot Z le.a3gher
with active business; options opened. Hc bet
ter. subsr qucntly cost ;he improvement later
advanced ssG7s', closing strong; spSc1lation
fairly active: spot No. , red 80 G901{c in eva
tor. 81 4692i.c delivered 9Ols G9Ossc freight on
boord; February S95I6a05sc, closing 90'se;
March 90G9O7sc, closing 907sC; April 9lG9lESc,
closing 9l7sc; May 9l34G92'5c, closing 8. sc.
COrn-Sp' firm but less tive; options trifie
better and moderately active, closing Ii III /;
No. 2 February 4S'+G4S7sc, closing 4Slsc;
March 4Sl5a4S5sc, closing +S5sc; 'pril 4S2d
49,, closing 4SzsC; May 4Jd49l4c, closing axe
Coffee fair; Rio quiet at l4c; o. tons higherand
fai ly Ctive; sales l07,7 $50 bags; Febrnary
SD 35Gl2 so; March Sl2 3OGl2 IS; April Sl2 $50
- 40: May Sl2 35Gl2 45; June So 25Gl2 40; July
81 25Gl2 40; August So 25G y 40; september
So 30Gl2 IS; october Sl2 300l2 35: NOvemb
So 30al2 80; December Sl2 81. Sugar, dull and
NOR or less nominal; refined, dull. Molasses,
Pork, firm but quiet at Sl4 O00l4 25 for old; SIS
for new. Cut meats, firm. Lard. 5Gj pQisfts
higher; spot 81 Is; February s. 20; March
81 l3G7 20; Az ril 81 2lG7 y. - 4